Automatic harness-hook.



O. P. VROOM.

AUTOMATIG HARNESS HOOK. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 20, 1912. RBNBWED nov. 22. 1913.

Patented June 16,1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLER P. VROOM, OF LINNEUS, MISSOURI.

AUTOMATIC HARNESS-HOOK.

To all wlom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLER P. VRooM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Linneus, in the county of Linn and State ofi Missouri, have invented a new and useful Autoniatic Harness-Hook, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to harness hooks, and aims to provide a. device of this character embo dying a supporting arm adapted to be normally held in a raised position and adapted to be released so as to gravitate in order that the harness may be readily removed therefroni and mounted thereon.

The present invention also contemplatesv the production of a device of the character tion has been illustrated in the accompanyp ing drawings, wherein a harness. Fig. 2 is a fragmental perspective of the device, showing the several parts as arranged when the supporting arm is depressed. Fig. 3 is a section view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the nuineral 4 designates an upright or erect base plate of any suitable character, and which is provided at its ends wit-h 'apertures for the passage of securing members for fastening the same to a wall or other upright. The base plate is provided with a rear longitudinal channel 5 and with an outstanding.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. November 20, 1912, Serial No. 732,518. Renewed November 22, 1913.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Serial No. 802,556.

housing 6 at its lower end, the base being further provided with a slot 7 eXtending upward from the housing. A curved supportmg arm 8 is pivoted to the upper end of the base plate and a brace link 9 is pivoted to an ear 10 depending from the arm 8 adjacent its fulcrum, the other end of the link 9 being pivo-ted to an ear 11 projecting from an elongated slide or bar 12 working in the slot 7 of the base p1ate. The slide 12 passes through the upper end of the housing 6 so as to project thereinto and is provided at its upper ends with a flat head 13 working in the channel 5. The head 13 retains the slide in position, and is adapted to work against the wall or support to which the base plate is secured.

In order to normally support the slide, there has been provided a latch designated generally by the numeral 14:, and consisting of a pivot pin 15 jour'naled through the notches 16 provided in the rear edges of the sides of the housing 6, and the U-shaped lever 17 having its end secured to or riveted through the ends of the pivot pin 15, this lever 17 straddling the housing. The pivot pin 15 is provided with a recess or notch 18 through which the rear edge of the slide is adapted to pass, and the slide is provided with a notch 19 in its rear end in which the pivot'pin is adapted to engage when the lever 17 is raised or elevated. The pivot pin 15 is held against the wall or sup- U t i port to which the base plate is secured and is Figure 1 1s a perspectve vew of the nnproved harness hook 111 position to support.

therefore prevented from being displaced, although when the base plate is renoved, the latch is free to be removed from the base plate, as will be understood.

In use, when the supporting arm is raised, the slide 12 will be elevated so as to bring the notch 19 adjacent the pivot pin 15, in which event, the weight of the lever 17 will swing the pivot pin to such a position that it will engage in the notch 19 to prevent the slide from being depressed. Thus, the arm 8 is supported in an inclined position so as to eflectively support the harness or any other Object. When it is desired to remove the harness, the lever 17 may be raised, which will swing the pivot pin 15 so that the rear edge of the slide may pass through the notch 18 of the pivot pin and the arni 8 will therefore swing downward in order to permit the harness to slide therefrom and onto the arn of the operator. The harness nay thus be readily positioned on the operator s arn so that it n'iay be conveniently applied to the horse, and when it is desired to again hang the harness up, the same may be inserted over the declining arni S, after which, the arm 8 may be raised so that latch nay engage the slide.

Having thus described the invention, what is claiined as new is 1. A harness hoo-k embodying a base plate,

a slide carried thereby, a supporting arm' pivoted to the base plate, a link Connecting the slide and arn, and a latch for the slide constituting a pivot pin journaled to the base plate and a lever secured to the pivot pin, the pivot pin and slide coperating so as to support the slide when the lever is depressed. i

2. A harness hook enbodying a base plate,

an elongated slide carried thereby, a supperting arn pivoted to the upper end of the base plate, a link Connecting the slide and arm, and a latch for the slide constitutingj a pivot pin journaled to the base plate and a lever secured to the pivot pin, the slide having a notch to normally receive the pivot pin and the pivot pin having a notch to pernit the slide to gravitate when the lever is raised.

3. A harness hook embodying a base plate,

a supporting arm pivoted thereto, an elongated slide nounted on the base plate, a link: Connecting the said slide and arn, and a, latch coperating With the said slide and adapted to swing downwardly for norniallyj naintaining the slide in elevated position' When the arn is raised, the slide naintaining the latch in raised position When the arn is lowered.

4. A harness hook embodying a base plate, a supporting arm pivoted thereto, a slide niounted on the base plate, a link eonnectin the said slide and arn, and a pivoted latch mounted on the base plate and enbodying a lever adapted to swing downwardly, the latch coperating with the slide When the lever is swung downwardly for nornally supporting the slide in raised position.

5. A harness hook enbodying a base plate,

having outstanding housing at its lowerf end and a slot extending upward from the' housing, an elongated slide fitting in E the slot and through the upper end of the: housing, a supporting arm pivoted to the upper end of the base plate, a link connecting the sad slide and arn, and a latch pv-:

oted through the housing and embodying a lever adapted to normally swing doWn-` wardly, the latch coperating with the slide When the lever is swung downwardly to nornally detain the slide in raised position.

G. A harness hook enbodying a base plate having a lower outstanding housing and a slo-t extending upward from the housing, au elongated slide fitting in the slot and through the upper end of the housing, a supporting arn pivoted to the upper end of the base plate, a brace link Connecting the said slide and arn, and a latch for the slide constituting a pivot pin journaled through the sides of the housing and a U-shaped lever straddling the housing with its ends seeured to the ends of the pivot pin, the pivot pin and slide being constructed so as to suppei-t the slide when the lever is depressed.

7 A harness hook enbodying a base plate having a lower outstanding housing and a slot extending upward from the housing, an elongated slide fitting in the slot and through the upper end of the housing, a supporting arn pivoted to the upper end of the base plate, a brace link Connecting the said slide and arn, a latch for the slide constituting a pivot pin journaled through the sides of the housing, a U-shaped lever straddling the housing with its ends secured to the ends of the pivot pin, the slide having a notch to norinallv receive the pivot pin and the pivot pin having a notch to pernit the slide to gravitate when the lever is raised.

S. A harness hook enbodying a base plate having a rear longitudinal channel and an outstanding housing at its lower end, the base plate also having a slot extending upward from the housing, an elongatkd slide fitting in the said slot and through the upper end of the housing, the slide having a head fitting in the said channel, a supporting arn pivoted to the upper end of the base plate, a link connecting the said slide and arn, and a latch for the slide constituting a pivot pin journaled through the sides of the housing and a U-shaped lever straddling the housing with its ends secured to the ends of the pivot pin, the pivot pin being designed to engage the slide so as to support the arn when the lever is depressed.

9. A harness hook enbodying an erect base plate having a rear longitudinal channel and an outstanding housing at its lower end, the base plate also having a slot extending upward from the housing and the rear edges of the housing having notehes therein, an elongated slide fitting in the said slot and through the upper end of the housing, the slide having a head fitting in the channel and having a notch in its rear edge, a supporting arni pivoted to the upper end of the base plate, a link Connecting the said slide and arn, and a latch for the slide constituting a pivot pin journaled through the said notches of the housing and a U-shaped In testimony that I Claim the foregoing lever straddling the housing with its ends as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signa- 10 secured to the ends fiof the pifiot pinil th; pliln ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

being designed to t into t e notc o t e Slide so as to support the arm When the lever OLER VROOM' is depressed, and having a notch to permit Witnesses: the slide to gravitate when the lever is GEORGE W. ANDERSON, raised. T. S. STEPHENSON.

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